Books
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A Country You Can Leave by Asale Angel-Ajani
Riveting and thoroughly original story of a woman and her daughter navigating bad men, addiction, and poverty. I kept forgetting it wasn’t a true story. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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B.F.F. by Christie Tate
I’ve so wanted a book that delves into the complications of friendships but this one came from such a perspective of inferiority I couldn’t relate. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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Group by Christie Tate
A deliciously voyeuristic look into an unconventional group therapy and the juicy details in the ups and downs of the author’s search for meaningful connection. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant
A great reminder that rethinking and/or changing our minds when presented with new evidence is necessary for us to make great strides on hard problems. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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Top 10 Books of 2022
I >>>just<<< made my goal of reading 52 books this year, finishing the last page of the last book as the sun went down on December 31. It was a pretty good year of reading — so many good thick novels that exceeded my expectations. Here they are, my top ten for the year: Continue reading
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Behind Schedule
I have not been reading very much this year. Or rather, I should say that I’ve not been reading many books. I am spending an inordinate amount of time surfing the internet, scrolling through Instagram, and reading a ton of online newspapers and blogs. All fine things to do in moderation, but normally I spend… Continue reading
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Vic’s Top Ten Books from 2020
2020 was a shit year for me, for almost everything except for reading. I blew right by my goal of reading 75 books and ended the year having enjoyed 86. You can see everything I read and rated here but perhaps more interesting is my list of the ten best. Hollywood Park: A Memoir by… Continue reading
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Ffantastic Fforests
I am IN LOVE with this book: fforest: being, doing & making in nature by Sian Tucker First of all, I want to curl up and live in the endpapers. So green and lush. Gah! This is a book I bought in the US but was published in the UK and written by the owner… Continue reading
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Vic’s Top Ten Books of 2019
2019 was a really solid year for reading. My life was up and down and all over the place and my aggressive goal of reading 80 books kept bringing me back to reading when a lot of the time all I wanted to do was surf the internet. Don’t get me wrong, there are times… Continue reading
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
This was a difficult book to read — for the content, not the writing — but it turns out to be a spectacularly beautiful story. #25wordbookreviews (Amzn) Continue reading
About Me
I’m Victoria Griffith and am enthusiastic about an awful lot of things. I blog about some of them here, particularly about books and writing. My goal for 2023 is to write a #25wordbookreview for every book I read, and to post them here and on Goodreads.
I was born in Paterson NJ, call Seattle WA my home, and spend a bit of time out in the desert of Southern California. I try to get out to see as much of the world as time and money will allow.
If you’d like to say hi, you can reach me at vgriff@vgriff.com.
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